Word: problem
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...question of my fitness to pass an opinion upon the grave social problem of war profits lies in a test of my character, and as it is evident that a test is to be made of my record during the service I gave my country, it seems to me the course to follow is to plunge at once into that subject, so that you may either put an end to the insinuations and innuendoes, the existence of which I would be childish to deny; or that you find me guilty of violation of the trust and confidence imposed upon...
...result is abnormally high food prices, demanded and obtained because segregated Negroes cannot trade elsewhere. And Harlem's housing problem is an open scandal. The Urban League, estimating that 50% of an employed Negro's income must go for rent, has found that Harlem rentals are from 15% to 20% higher than those in the corresponding poor quarters of the city's French, Germans, Italians, Jews. High rents mean unhealthy "doubling up" of families. So, while Harlem's broad, clean streets make a better appearance than those of Yorkville or Little Italy, the district...
...sincerely hope that through your editorial columns or otherwise, you will do something to remedy this problem. Very truly yours, William H. Nicholls...
...undersigned welcomes the opportunity to remind that part of the world's public opinion represented by the readers of the CRIMSON that among the problems still awaiting solution is that of facilitating the settlement in Palestine of millions of Jews, pushed out of their countries of residence by economic or by official pressure, and of permitting them to live there in conditions of safety and self-respect. That this solution of the Jewish problem would be eminently just, has been acknowledged after the war by all civilized countries, including the United states (Sec: U. S. Department of State; Mandate...
...enlightened opinion of the civilized world should rally to the support of this humane and constructive solution of a tragic problem, and should remind Great Britain of its solemn obligations...